I have an end-user who has an early 2009 Mac Pro. He would like to get the new Thunderbolt display but he needs a new graphics card to run it. Can I throw any Thunderbolt enabled graphics card in the machine?
I have an end-user who has an early 2009 Mac Pro. He would like to get the new Thunderbolt display but he needs a new graphics card to run it. Can I throw any Thunderbolt enabled graphics card in the machine?
Thanks
Currently there is no Graphics cards that will power a ThunderBolt display as ThunderBolt is built into the chipset of the motherboard. At this time you need a computer with Thunderbolt built into the chipset inorder to run a ThunderBolt display. Right now the MacPro, even the current generation, doesn't have the option to run a ThunderBolt display.
Your end-user can use a Apple Cinema Display which display wise is the same as the ThunderBolt Display, both are 27inch with 2560x1440 which can be found Here.
Currently there is no Graphics cards that will power a ThunderBolt display as ThunderBolt is built into the chipset of the motherboard. At this time you need a computer with Thunderbolt built into the chipset inorder to run a ThunderBolt display. Right now the MacPro, even the current generation, doesn't have the option to run a ThunderBolt display.
Your end-user can use a Apple Cinema Display which display wise is the same as the ThunderBolt Display, both are 27inch with 2560x1440 which can be found Here.
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Ok. Why is that?
Thunderbolt devices do not work with Mini DisplayPort ports. Mini DisplayPort is not forward compatible. It physically will not work.
I have an end-user who has an early 2009 Mac Pro. He would like to get the new Thunderbolt display but he needs a new graphics card to run it. Can I throw any Thunderbolt enabled graphics card in the machine?
Thanks
Currently there is no Graphics cards that will power a ThunderBolt display as ThunderBolt is built into the chipset of the motherboard. At this time you need a computer with Thunderbolt built into the chipset inorder to run a ThunderBolt display. Right now the MacPro, even the current generation, doesn't have the option to run a ThunderBolt display.
Your end-user can use a Apple Cinema Display which display wise is the same as the ThunderBolt Display, both are 27inch with 2560x1440 which can be found Here.
Hopefully that is helpful.
~IceBergs
Currently there is no Graphics cards that will power a ThunderBolt display as ThunderBolt is built into the chipset of the motherboard. At this time you need a computer with Thunderbolt built into the chipset inorder to run a ThunderBolt display. Right now the MacPro, even the current generation, doesn't have the option to run a ThunderBolt display.
Your end-user can use a Apple Cinema Display which display wise is the same as the ThunderBolt Display, both are 27inch with 2560x1440 which can be found Here.
Hopefully that is helpful.
~IceBergs
Thanks for explaining that IceBergs